Decisão fica para Pipeline - Gabriel Medina vence em Portugal, assume a liderança e vai para a etapa final no Havaí com chances de levar o bi mundial em luta direta com o atual campeão John John Florence-
LANCE! Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017 - page 18. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aerial of Medina in the Final guarantees to the Brazilian the title of Portuguese stage AFP
Decision will be in Pipeline
Gabriel Medina(BRA)wins in Portugal, takes the second place and goes to the last stage in Hawaii with chances of taking the bi World Championship in straight fight with the current champion John John Florence(HAW)
NÚCLEO POLIESPORTIVO
poliesportivo@lancenet.com.br
Gabriel Medina(BRA)overcame Julian Wilson in the last minute of the Final and won yesterday the 10th stage of World Circuit of Surfing(WCT)in Peniche, Portugal, takes the vice-leader of the the season, with only 3,100 points of distance to the leader John John Florence(HAW)and will enter in the last stage, in Pipeline, in the fight for the World Title.
Repeting the decision of 2012, Gabriel Medina and Julian Wilson faced themselves in a decision in Portugal. With a background of a win and three defeats in Finals, Gabriel give back the sad defeat in the decision in Tehauppo and conquered for the first time in his career, two titles straight.
The heat took time to warm up. While Medina arriscava in aerials, without success, Julian waited for a good wave. In the four final minutes, Gabriel let the Australian surfed a good wave for scoring the the best of the heat 6.27 and turned over the Brazilian. With a few more than a minute fo the Final of the heat, Medina got a a spetacular turn over the Australian with two waves with aerials. Gabriel scored a 6.93 and 6.33 for adding 13.26 against 10.94 of Julian Wilson. The member of Brazilian Storm equals the record of Filipe Toledo and clincled his second title in the season.
For arriving to the decision, Medina passed over Mick Fanning(AUS)in the Quarterfinals and Kanoa Igarashi(USA)in the Semifinals.
SURF RANKING WCT
surfista points
1.J. J. Florence(HAW) 53,350
2.Gabriel Medina(BRA) 50,250
3.Jordy Smith(RSA) 47,600
4.Julian Wilson(AUS) 45,200
5.Owen Wright(AUS) 39,850
6.Matt Wilkinson(AUS) 39,450
7.Adriano de Souza(BRA)36,600
8.Kolohe Andino(USA) 36,000
9.Filipe Toledo(BRA) 35,450
10.Sebastian Zietz(HAW) 34,450
18.Caio Ibelli(BRA) 21,750
23.Miguel Pupo(BRA) 18,900
24.Wiggoly Dantas(BRA)18,700
25.Italo Ferreira(BRA) 17,700
27.Ian Gouveia(BRA) 14,250
32.Jadson Andre(BRA) 11,750
------------------------------------
CHANCES OF TITLE
-------------------------
Medina win the last stage
He has to cheer for J.J. Florence to be defeated in the Semifinals. In case of the decision betweeen both, the hawaiian, even losing, would finish in front of Brazilian: 60,350 to 60,250
Medina in 2nd
The title only goes to the Brazilian if John John does not avance to the Quarterfinals.
Medina in the Semifinals or in the Quarterfinals
Only will be the Champion if J.J. does not avance the Round 3.
Other rivals
In the third place in the Ranking, Jordy Smith(RSA)did not have good performance in last two stages(France and Portugal). For bein the World Champion, the Southafrican needs to win Pipe and to see Florence to stop in the 9th position or to be vice and John John to be 25th or 13th.
Julian Wilson(AUS)only clinches the World Title if wins Pipeline and counts with a defeat of Florence in the Round 2 or 3.
The last stage of the WCT begins in December 8th, and may be finished till day 20th of the same month.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Version by Paulo Piqueres - Postgraduate in Advanced English - PUC - Pontifície Universidade Católica - Porto Alegre -RS -Brazil
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2010/2017 - surfworldtour.blogspot.com - all rights reserved - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brazil
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
